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Ogham Art Slainte Health Pint Glass Print
Painting of a pint glass with Ogham writing in the center, framed on a table.
Close Up of a pint glass with Ogham writing in the center
Close up of the word Sláinte Health with a history of Ogham alphabet
Ogham Art Slainte Health Pint Glass Print
Ogham Art Slainte Health Pint Glass Print

Health (Sláinte)

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The Irish word for health - "sláinte" - presented in Ogham inside a creamy pint of stout. "Sláinte" is traditionally spoken as a toast, similar to "Cheers!" "Salute!", "Na zdorovie!", "Oogy wawa!"...you get the idea. The original print is hand-painted and then dimensionally printed in dark brown and warm hues.

  • Presented in white mat and black wood frame in open front corrugated box perfect for gift wrapping
  • 8x10 image only; 5x7 image with footer text
  • Includes a descriptive label on the back of the mat and frame along with a 4x6 card explaining the history of the Ogham alphabet

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Here is a brief summary of the Ogham alphabet.  Stay tuned for more detailed posts in the days to come.  Sign up below for the Ogham Art Newsletter to receive email notifications about new postings, blogs, products and events.

Sláinte,
Colleen & Chris

 

Ogham is the earliest written form of Primitive Irish, the oldest of the Gaelic languages. Ogham was first used in Ireland and parts of England, Scotland and Wales between the 2nd and 6th centuries. Though its actual origins remain a mystery today, it is believed the Celts desired a cryptic alphabet that could not be deciphered by Roman Britain.

Ogham Alphabet

Ogham stone

Represented as a series of perpendicular and intersecting lines, this ancient script is thought to be influenced by the Latin alphabet using 20 characters. It is most commonly written vertically and is read from bottom to top. When presented horizontally, it is read from left to right.

Ogham was carved into stones and trees to mark land boundaries or to commemorate a member of the community. Today there are roughly 400 surviving stones featuring proper names, ancestral and tribal affiliations, and Latin words.